Yu Miao was a Ph.D. student at Kunming University of Science and Technology (China), engaged in Au-Sb-Pb-Zn metallogeny and exploration in South China. He obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees at China University of Geosciences (Beijing) in 2012 and 2017. He is working at the Kunming General Survey of Natural Resources Center, China Geological Survey, as a senior engineer. His current research interests focus on the genesis and metallogenic process of Carlin-type gold deposits in Youjiang basin through integrating regional and deposit geology, mineralogy, in situ and bulk isotopes, fluid inclusion, and hydrothermal accessory minerals geochronology studies.